Published: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 10:58 a.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 10:58 a.m.

The Spartanburg County Coroner's Office could make a positive identification Wednesday on the skeletal remains of a young man found along a creek bed near Pauline.

The coroner's office and Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office began their investigation Sunday night after a man picking mushrooms with his daughter found the skeleton in the woods on Winding Way. Coroner Rusty Clevenger said the man called 911 at 6:09 p.m. Sunday.

Due to waning daylight, the area was guarded overnight and investigators began documenting the scene and collecting evidence at 9 a.m. Monday. Some investigators remained at the scene as late as 4 p.m. Monday, Clevenger said.

Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office Lt. Tony Ivey said in a written statement that the department's violent crimes investigators worked with the coroner's office to process the area the area off Highway 56 where the remains were discovered, which is near a shuttered greenhouse company.

"We're treating this case as a suspicious death," Clevenger said Tuesday afternoon. The remains appear to be those of a man in his late teens or early 20s. There was some clothing with the body. The body was apparently placed along the creek side and had been there for at least a month, Clevenger said.

The Spartanburg Public Safety Department is also working with county authorities, to determine if the remains are connected to a missing persons case in the city.

Public Safety Capt. Regina Nowak said investigators are analyzing DNA to make a positive identification before releasing more information about the man's identity.

"We're waiting on confirmation of identity," Nowak said. "We're waiting on all of the test results to come back so there's something definite."

Anyone with information on the case may call CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CRIMESC.

<p>The Spartanburg County Coroner's Office could make a positive identification Wednesday on the skeletal remains of a young man found along a creek bed near Pauline.</p><p>The coroner's office and Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office began their investigation Sunday night after a man picking mushrooms with his daughter found the skeleton in the woods on Winding Way. Coroner Rusty Clevenger said the man called 911 at 6:09 p.m. Sunday.</p><p>Due to waning daylight, the area was guarded overnight and investigators began documenting the scene and collecting evidence at 9 a.m. Monday. Some investigators remained at the scene as late as 4 p.m. Monday, Clevenger said.</p><p>Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office Lt. Tony Ivey said in a written statement that the department's violent crimes investigators worked with the coroner's office to process the area the area off Highway 56 where the remains were discovered, which is near a shuttered greenhouse company.</p><p>"We're treating this case as a suspicious death," Clevenger said Tuesday afternoon. The remains appear to be those of a man in his late teens or early 20s. There was some clothing with the body. The body was apparently placed along the creek side and had been there for at least a month, Clevenger said.</p><p>The Spartanburg Public Safety Department is also working with county authorities, to determine if the remains are connected to a missing persons case in the city.</p><p>Public Safety Capt. Regina Nowak said investigators are analyzing DNA to make a positive identification before releasing more information about the man's identity.</p><p>"We're waiting on confirmation of identity," Nowak said. "We're waiting on all of the test results to come back so there's something definite."</p><p>Anyone with information on the case may call CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CRIMESC.</p>